THE ROARING 20s

RED SCARE

• Hysteria over the perceived threat posed by communists.

PALMER RAIDS

• A number of attacks on socialists and communists from 1918-1921.
• Named after Alexander Palmer, who blamed most of the countries problems on American communists.

SACCO-VANZETTI CASE

• Anarchists- believing social justice could come only through destruction of governments.
• Executed august 1927.
• People argued they did not receive a fair trial, not enough evidence.

KU KLUX KLAN

• Died out in late 1800s, revived in 1915 by William Simmons.
• Moved from just blacks to Catholics, Jews and foreigners.
• Promoted fundamentalism along with advocating white supremacy.

HENRY FORD

• American Industrialist
• Founder of Ford motor company.
• Sponsor of development of the assembly line technique of mass production.

ASSEMBLY LINE

• Invented in 1901 by Ransom E. Olds
• Purpose was to assemble quicker and cheaper.

18TH AMENDMENT

• Prohibits the manufacture, sale, transport, import/export of alcoholic beverages.

FLAPPERS

• Young women who wore shirt skirts, and bobbed their hair.
• Were seen as brash for excessive makeup, drinking, smoking and driving cars.

21ST AMENDMENT

• Repealed the prohibition of alcohol.
• Too many cases of organized crime.

SCOPES-MONKEY TRIAL

• A challenge to the constitutionality of laws dictating that evolution could not be taught in schools.

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

• Anti-evolutionist.
• Wanted to stamp out teaching of evolution in schools.

CLARENCE DARROW

• Leading member of american civil liberties.
• Defended John Scopes in Scopes-Monkey Trial.

HARLEM RENAISSANCE

• A period where African American achievements in art, music and literature flourished.

LANGSTON HUGHES

• American poet, social activist, novelist and playwright.
• Known as leader of Harlem Renaissance.

TIN PAN ALLEY

• City district in New York where composers and publishers of popular music do business.

GREAT MIGRATION

• Relocation of more than 6 million African Americans to the north.
• Lasted from 1916-1970